This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

Third Force News

TFN

The voice of Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector
Get updates
Third Force News
Get TFN updates
Sign in Sign up
The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

Third Force News
Get Social justice & poverty updates Get Social justice & poverty updates

Social justice & poverty

Latest stories
 
Girlguides gift shoes and socks for fleeing refugees
Much-needed footwear collected by Girlguides for distribution to some of the world's most vulnerable people
NEWS 23 June 2016 by Robert Armour
1 comment
 
Don’t forget Europe’s refugees
Susan Smith argues that the devastating truth about the refugee crisis in Europe proves why we need to address the rise of right-wing nationalism
OPINION 22 June 2016 by Susan Smith
 
DWP refusing to release secret reviews into claimant deaths
Campaigners say DWP is breaching the law by delaying release of nine secret reviews
NEWS 22 June 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Public urged to attend national gatherings celebrating Jo Cox
​Edinburgh event will celebrate life of murdered MP tonight in Portobello
NEWS 22 June 2016 by Robert Armour
 
After the death of Jo Cox: racist rhetoric has deadly consequences
​Robina Qureshi from Positive Action In Housing says that both politicians and the media have created a toxic environment
OPINION 20 June 2016 Guest post
 
First Clooney now DiCaprio to visit Edinburgh’s Social Bite
Founder Josh Littlejohn pulls off another stunning coup by inviting Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio to the Rose Street eatery
NEWS 20 June 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Refugee crisis saw 12 million people displaced last year
Figures released for World Refugee Day highlights the shocking number of people who were forced from their homes last year
NEWS 20 June 2016 by Susan Smith
1 comment
 
Aid charity slams European Union on deadly trade
Aid group critical of EU over new legislation
NEWS 17 June 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Tributes paid to tireless anti-poverty campaigner
Bob Holman, the community worker who dedicated his life to fighting poverty, has died aged 79 after battling motor neurone disease
NEWS 16 June 2016 by Robert Armour
 
UN to investigate poverty in Scotland
A report into poverty in Scotland and the way it blights lives has been compiled for the United Nations
NEWS 16 June 2016 by Graham Martin
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

Read it here
LATEST NEWS  LATEST FEATURES  LATEST LISTS  LATEST OPINION  LATEST POLLS  PREMIUM